Coaching Youth Cheerleading (Coaching Youth Sports)

This book is easy to read and can be very helpful to coaches that are just starting off. It has everything from information running try-outs to competition. Working with children can be a difficult task....believe me. Last year I volunteered to start a cheerleading program at a community center. I danced for 18 years, I was on a member of a nationally ranked competitive dance team in college, and I was a cheerleader in high school, and I also did one season as a cheerleader for a semi-pro athletic team. All of that experience didn't prepare me for coaching girls ranging from 6 to 14 years old who had very little experience and also lacked discipline. Trust me when I say "I had NO idea what I got myself into." The first season was extremely shaky because I had to build a team and program from scratch. Everything is running a lot more smoothly now and my team won the first competition they entered....not saying this is entirely because this book, but the information in this book is extremely helpful and vital to running a successful youth cheerleading program.

With former high school and middle school cheerleading experience, I was convinced to coach my daughter's youth cheerleading team when no one else would do it. While learning and teaching youngsters cheers and chants seemed easy enough, there was far more to the job than I would have ever expected - communicating with parents, politics, formations, warm-ups, record-keeping, practice schedules, building team rapport, and much more. This book covers ALL of it. It is easy to read, engaging, and provides pictures, examples, and samples to use. It even covers stunting, first-aid, and what to do in emergency situations. I am very excited to apply what I have learned in our upcoming season this fall!

As a mom who volunteered to coach cheerleading so that there would be a cheer program in the school, I was looking for assistance in the development of the program as well as instructional information for cheers and stunts. This book proved to fill every need, even with sample blank forms. I would recommend this book to anyone who is new to the sport and is creating a new program.

I just started coaching my Pixie Girls this year so 5-7yrs. This book has been nothing but amazing and so helpful answers 99% of my questions

VERY INFORMATIVE

I paid DOUBLE the cost for a NEW book instead of paying half for a USED book and still received a USED book!!!!!!!

Good book.

Lots of info